Title-Project Manager (Project Manager, Oncology Sequencing & Target Discovery)
Duration- 12 months
Location-Remote
Responsibilities:
- Data, AI & Genome Sciences (DAGS) sits within Merck Research Labs, leveraging genomics data to aid Therapeutic Areas in new target discovery and preclinical development.
- These efforts rely on large volumes of sequencing data and other omics profiling, along with developing AI/ML approaches to maximize the value this data can provide.
- We are looking for a Project Manager experienced with NGS data to help us coordinate efforts with our Alliance partner.
- This role will help identifying and tracking key deliverables, milestones, dependencies, sticking to timelines and budgets, identifying / communicating / escalating / mitigating risks. Furthermore, this role will provide additional structured support for a cross-functional internal discovery initiative as primary Project Manager.
- This will entail keeping teams synchronized in their work and expectations, implementing meeting structure and working with leads to plan agendas, capturing action items, maintaining tracking dashboards and organizing materials to support the team.
- The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in Next Generation Sequencing and demonstrate success in supporting dynamic projects involving NGS data.
Note:
- 12 months assignment with possibility of extension.
- This position is remote, mainly supporting our team in Cambridge, MA, and reports into the DAGS Director of Project Management, and also work closely with the Alliance Manager.
- EST timezone preferred (not west coast) to keep alignment easy.
Education Minimum Requirement:
- BA/BS in a scientific or technological field of study
- For BA/BS: 8 plus years of scientific related job experience
- For MS/PhD degree: 5 plus years of scientific related job experience
- Project Management experience within the science realm
- Familiarity with Next Generation Sequencing data generation, processing and analysis
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Familiarity with other omics technologies, CRISPR screening
- Hands on lab experience
- Drug discovery experience, Oncology preferred
- Jira and Confluence experience
- Python coding, command line, AWS experience
- Project management certification (PMP) and/or formal coursework/training in project management is a plus
- Alliance/partnership experience is a plus